Hebei Hengshui: Rainfall affects the quality and yield of seed cotton and sporadic purchases have begun
Recently, rainy weather has occurred in the main cotton producing area of Hengshui, Hebei Province, resulting in a decline in the quality of most seed cotton. As farmers pick more seed cotton, local cotton brokers also begin to purchase new cotton sporadically.
Affected by the cold vortex weather, from noon on September 18th to 20th, heavy to heavy rains occurred throughout the area, with an average precipitation of 80-100 mm, among which the main cotton-producing counties (District) Hebei Jizhou District, Zaoqiang County, and Gucheng County received 140-150 mm of precipitation, and water accumulated in some farmland again. This rainfall process lasted for a long time and the rainfall was large-scale, which is rare in the local autumn rainfall history.
It is understood that the growth, development, boll cracking and vomiting of local cotton bolls have not yet gotten rid of the shadow caused by the previous rainfall. This high-intensity rainfall has caused the middle bolls to vomit (central bolls vomiting). The quality of seed cotton is even worse, because the local cotton is in the period of fluffing, and the seed cotton that has not been picked before the rain or is about to be picked has all turned into rain-rust cotton. Even if the weather turns fine in the later period, the quality of this cotton will be greatly reduced, and the color, luster, and strength of the seed cotton will be greatly reduced. , maturity, micronaire and other quality indicators, and even the quality of cotton seeds are significantly different from those under normal weather. In addition, the current high-intensity rainfall is also extremely detrimental to the development process of cotton autumn peach. It is an indisputable fact that local seed cotton production will be reduced this year.
It is understood that the number of local seed cotton picked before the rain gradually increased. Among them, the average number of seed cotton picked in Jizhou District, Zaoqiang County, Gucheng County, and Jing County reached 180-220 kilograms/ mu, and the picking amount reached 50% of this year’s estimated output. However, local cotton processing companies have no plans to start purchasing seed cotton before the National Day, but some cotton brokers (commonly known as cotton dealers) have recently made sporadic purchase activities. On the 21st, the purchase price of seed cotton they gave was 4.10-4.15 yuan/catty, which requires a clothing content rate of more than 38%, a moisture regain rate of less than 15%, and a quality of at least level four; for every 1% increase or decrease in the clothing content rate, the price will be adjusted accordingly. The adjustment is 0.05-0.07 yuan/catty, and the daily purchase quantity is around 300 catties. It cannot be scaled, and neither the quantity nor the price is representative. The currently purchased seed cotton is basically stored in the cotton dealer’s own home. Considering that it is difficult for local cotton processing companies to open scales to purchase before the festival, the cotton dealer said that after the quantity increases significantly in the future, it will be sent to nearby processing companies in Xingtai, Cangzhou and Wucheng in Shandong. Dense areas.
Anqing, Anhui: The purchase price of seed cotton has increased as more ginners enter the market
According to the Anhui Monitoring Station of the National Cotton Market Monitoring System, during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, except for occasional showers at night in some areas in Anqing Cotton District of Anhui Province, the fine weather continued during the day, with the maximum temperature rising to 34 degrees Celsius. , there is a big difference in temperature between day and night. Due to the good weather and the increase in the quantity of seed cotton on the market, the number of ginners in major cotton producing areas such as Wangjiang, Susong and Taihu in Anhui Province has increased. The ginners affiliated with the three cotton spinning mills have opened scales to purchase seed cotton.
According to the survey, the current seed cotton purchased by ginners is still mainly Grade 4, but Grade 3 seed cotton is already on the market. The mainstream purchase price of seed cotton in various ginneries is 4.10-4.20 yuan/jin, which is 0.10 yuan/jin higher than before the holiday. Although the purchase price of seed cotton has increased, it is still difficult for ginners to purchase seed cotton in large quantities. The daily purchase volume of seed cotton is generally less than 30,000 kilograms. As of September 21, the total amount of seed cotton harvested by the ginner with the largest amount of seed cotton was less than 500,000 kilograms. The reason for the low purchase volume of seed cotton is mainly related to the reduction of local cotton production due to disasters and the cautious purchase of ginners.
Anhui Dongzhi: Zheng Cotton fluctuates and large companies dare not accept it
Recently, the weather in Dongzhi, Anhui Province has been dominated by high temperatures and hot weather. Water evaporation in cotton fields has accelerated, soil moisture loss has accelerated, and drought has significantly worsened.
According to on-the-spot knowledge, due to the worsening drought in cotton fields, the cracks in the soil in some cotton fields have increased, the buds in the cotton fields have fallen off, and the cotton leaves on the cotton plants have turned yellow and withered. The long-term drought No rain causes cotton seeds to dry up. The local area finally received a rainfall on the night of September 19th, but the rainfall was small. The weather returned to fine weather on the 20th. The daytime temperature remained at 33 degrees Celsius and the sunshine was very strong. According to the weather forecast, the local area will still have mainly sunny weather in the next week. The temperature remains at 33-34 degrees Celsius.
At present, local large-scale purchasing companies have not yet opened scales for purchase. Although small factories have opened scales, there are no farmers and cotton vendors coming to sell. Most companies have a wait-and-see attitude, mainly due to the recent focus on Zheng cotton. It continues to move downward, but the volume of cotton point-price transactions has not yet increased. Currently, textile companies are becoming more cautious due to poor cotton yarn shipments. They have strict requirements on various indicators of lint. If one item fails to meet the standards, the price will be reduced. . Therefore, acquiring companies dare not rush into the market. Although Zheng cotton fluctuates greatly, new cotton is currently on the market. With the support of rush harvest expectations and high costs, as of September 22, the local lint quotation is between 17,750-18,150 yuan/ton, which is the same as before the holiday. </p
